Youth awareness of HIV, AIDS drops to all-time low: study

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Latest available data from the DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau under the HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines showed there were 12,859 reported HIV cases from January to October 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Amid growing cases of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome in the Philippines, the percentage of Filipino youth aware of HIV and /or AIDS has declined to its lowest level since 1994, results of a recent study suggest.

 

In a press release sent to media, UP Population Institute professor Maria Midea Kabamalan said that based on the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study, 76% of young Filipinos aged 15- 24 have heard of HIV and/or AIDS, a 19-percentage point drop from 1994 when awareness stood at 95%.

 

According to the Department of Health, there were a total of 115,100 people living with HIV in the country in 2020, and 90% of the new infections were recorded among young males who have sex with males. The number of HIV cases is estimated to reach over 330,000 by 2030 if the numbers continue.

 

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